Sport Brake Adjustment - Rubbing with rotation

Modshack · 07-23-2009, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by spearfish25

I've been pondering why my gas mileage is somewhat less than others have been posting. Then I got my jack stands and floor jack today so I could do home oil changes. Upon jacking up the front of the car, I found that both front wheels rub the brake calipers when I free spin the wheels.

How do I adjust the Akebono sport calipers so the pads don't rub the rotors (when the brakes aren't being applied)? Anyone have some tips? My mountain bike is easy enough to adjust...I'm hoping the car is similar. Maybe my gas mileage will improve.

There is no way to adjust this...and actually it's not that unusual.. The pads will retract slightly but there may always be slight contact..

wstar · 07-23-2009, 03:17 PM

Yeah that's just how disc brakes work. There's never really a gap between the rotor and pads under normal conditions. The pressure backs off, and sometimes cornering can knock one or both pads away from the rotor temporarily, but you really don't want that to happen ideally.

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